asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed) native
$13.95
- round clusters of orange flowers
- attractive seed heads appear when flowers finish
- food source for monarch butterflies
- bloom time: summer
- the root was widely used by aboriginals and pioneers alike, to treat bronchial and pulmonary disorders
- zone 4
- height 30-60cm
- spread 30-50cm
- colour orange
- asclepias grows in a dry to average, well-drained soil and is drought tolerant
- slow to emerge in the spring
- mature, established plants seed freely
- asclepias tuberosa has a deep, tap root and does not like to be disturbed once established
- the tuberous root can rot in poorly drained soils
- susceptible to leaf rust
- full sun
- attracts butterflies
- deer resistant
- drought tolerant, once established
- rock garden
- native to ontario